Foot-rest for radiators.



D. D. JAMES. FOOT REST FOR RADIATORS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1912 Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

- embracing engagement with the coils of a .of the clamps, and all of the arms being at- UNITED STATES OFFICE.

' DONALD 1). JAMES, or NEWTON, massacnossr'rs.

FOOT-REST FOR RADIATOBS.

1,109,991. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1am.

Application filed August 9, 191-2. Serial No. 714,268.

To all whom it may concern: 7 through said head, and apply thereto a Be it known that I, DONALD D. J AMES, a winged nut 20. By means of this, the arms citizen of the United States, residing at 16 may be moved upwardlyand down- Newton, in the county of Middlesex, State wardlyon the bolt to adjust the foot plate of Massachusetts, have invented certain new 17 to various heights and angles. and useful Improvements in Foot-Rests for On the outer face of each of the spring Radiators; and I do hereby declare the, foljaws at a suitable distance from the head lowing to be a'full, clear, and exact descripof the clamp are the angular fiat face bosses tion of the invention, such as will enable 21, formed therethrough and transversely of others skilled in the art to which it apperthe jaws are openings 22 through which is tains to make and use the same. placed a clamping bolt 23 and a winged nut This invention relates to improvements in 24 on its threaded end, said bolt and nut attachments for steam or hot water radiabeing adapted to press the jaws together tors and particularly to a'foot rest attachand clamp them tightly to the coil of the ment therefor. radiator. On the inner face of each of the The principal object of the invention is to jaws is a vertically extending steadying memprovide a simple device of this character ber 25, which members extend a short diswhich I may be quickly and easily applied tance above and below the said jaw, and are to the coil of the radiator and in which the adapted for engagement against the front foot rest bar may be readily adjusted to vaedge of. the coils of-the radiator to prevent rious angles. the clamp rocking vertically on the coil of Other objects and advantages will beapthe radiator. parent from the following description and 1ml is C aimed iS with particular reference to the accompany- A foot rest attachment for steam or hot ing drawings. water radiators including a clamp compris- In the drawings: Figurel is a front elevaing a pair of bowed spring jaws, for emtion of a radiator showing my invention'apb acing engageme t ith the 0011 Of the mplied, Fig. 2 is an end view, Fig. 3 is a top diator. arfoot plate adjustably mounted on plan view, Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional the clamp, integrally formed bearing bosses view on the line L-4 of Fig. 2, slightly enon the spring jaws, a bolt passed through the larged, Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view 0 5568 and the jaws r ClampTng the jaws on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, Fig. 6 is a front to the radiator, and vertical fingers formed elevation of one of the clamps detached. on t e i n d' Referring particularly to the drawings, I extending above and below ,the jaws, said provide a plurality of clamps 10 each of Steadying fingers having their inner longiwhich comprises a pair of bowed jaws 11 for -tudinal aces transversely concaved and engaging with the front portion of the coil of the radiator and on each side of the forward rib thereof so that the jaws are prevented from vertical rocking movement thereon. i

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

"DONALID D. JA ES.

radiator. These jaws are connected to a head 12, which is provided with a central perforation 13, and has concentrically arranged with this opening a series of outwardly extendingteeth 1 1 which teeth are adapted for cooperation with similar teeth 15 on a head 16.0f a supporting arm 16, there being one of these arms 16 foreach I \Vitnesses \V.H. Bowen,

D. MnnANo'ri-roN J'A'MEs.

tached to a foot plate 17.- For holding the heads 12 and 16 together, I pass a bolt 19 faces of the clamping jaws and 

